Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:18 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:20 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 40°F48 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Savannah Intl Ap station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksSkidaway Islandisland · under a mileIsle of Hopeisland · 2.9 miSkidaway Island State Park Campgroundcampground · 1.3 miSkidaway Island State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.4 miRooster Pointcape · 1.9 miButter Bean Beachbeach · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWassaw National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.5 mi · 10,228 acresSkidaway Island State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 597 acresWormsloe Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.7 mi · 1,993 acresSkidaway Institutestate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 1,659 acresFort Pulaski National Monumentnational monument · 7.1 mi · 5,132 acresMemorial Stadiumrecreation area · 4.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighChatham County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025214 of 365 days measured151 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chatham County monitors, GA
Drinking waterSavannah-mainserves 168,958 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeorgia Regional Hospital at Savannah5.1 miPost officeOglethorpe Post Office5.8 miTown hallThunderbolt Town Hall6.6 miPoliceChatham County Police Department - Whitefield Precinct4.7 miFire stationChatham Emergency Services Skidaway Division Station 51.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth University - Savannah6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSavannah Hilton Head International Airport SAV16 miInterstateI-5168.0 miUS highwayUS 806.7 miAmtrakSavannah, GA SAV12 miCoachSavannah Bus StationFlixBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31412 ZIP area.
